A Kansas City streetcar hit a parked car during testing Tuesday afternoon.The fender bender was reported about 1:40 p.m. near Union Station at the southern end of the streetcar line.The driver of a Mercedes station wagon said he had just parked his car for a minute to run into a store when it was sideswiped.No one was injured.The streetcar sustained very little damage aside from a scuff and a minor dent. The Mercedes is a different story."Both doors are damaged and it looks like his front axle may be cracked a little," said Officer Mark Catron of the Kansas City Police Department.Kansas City Streetcar spokeswoman Donna Mandelbaum said the incident is the first of its kind since streetcar testing began in November. The service is expected to start carrying passengers in early May and Tuesday's incident will not delay that, officials said.Tuesday was first testing to have two streetcars operating at once. Mandelbaum said it will also be used as a dry run for what to do in case of an accident.The driver of the Mercedes received a $50 fine. His car was also towed. The rules say that cars parked along the rail line need to be inside the white line, not over it or on it.Under Missouri law, the collision can't be called a motor vehicle accident because the streetcar doesn't have wheels and because the car wasn't moving.11833402

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

A Kansas City streetcar hit a parked car during testing Tuesday afternoon.

The fender bender was reported about 1:40 p.m. near Union Station at the southern end of the streetcar line.

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The driver of a Mercedes station wagon said he had just parked his car for a minute to run into a store when it was sideswiped.

No one was injured.

The streetcar sustained very little damage aside from a scuff and a minor dent. The Mercedes is a different story.

"Both doors are damaged and it looks like his front axle may be cracked a little," said Officer Mark Catron of the Kansas City Police Department.

Kansas City Streetcar spokeswoman Donna Mandelbaum said the incident is the first of its kind since streetcar testing began in November. The service is expected to start carrying passengers in early May and Tuesday's incident will not delay that, officials said.

Tuesday was first testing to have two streetcars operating at once. Mandelbaum said it will also be used as a dry run for what to do in case of an accident.

The driver of the Mercedes received a $50 fine. His car was also towed. The rules say that cars parked along the rail line need to be inside the white line, not over it or on it.

Under Missouri law, the collision can't be called a motor vehicle accident because the streetcar doesn't have wheels and because the car wasn't moving.